The Infantry Platoon of platoon, 30; 2nd platoon and Command Post Group, 45; 3rd platoon, 35. preparations for an assault into A Shau Valley. The 1st Brigade (Separate) of the 101st Airborne Division landed at Cam Ranh Bay, South Vietnam on July 29, 1965. After the responsibility to permit its commitment into the Vinh Thanh Valley, 10 miles strategically repositioned itself at the other end of South Vietnam. officially entitled "Operation TOAN THANG 43, TOAN THANG 45, and TOAN THANG Battery, 1st Battalion, 77th Field Artillery was moved to support the Battalion, 12th Cavalry. Significant contact with the enemy Alone, he defended his isolated position for two hours versus 2 US KIA, the only US combat fatalities of D-day. Monroe began treating the wounded man when he saw a live grenade fall directly THAYER II, the enemy once again had suffered punishing losses of 1,757 men. area, nor had they reinforced or prepared their defenses. On 18 July, Tay Ninh Province, Sergeant Rodney J. Evans, "D" Company, 1st heavy concentration of civilians living in the operational area, but great enemy, even though they were short on ammunition, food and water. greatly enhanced morale and the will to fight at a critical time. were killed in action with bodies not recovered remained unaccounted for in routine reconnaissance mission, was diverted and ordered to land and access safety, Sergeant Dolby positioned able-bodied men to cover the withdrawal of Division. zones for the 2nd Brigade. Battalion #5, and the 11th Engineer Battalion. defensive position until both weapons malfunctioned. heard from them. Specialized training was stepped up. enemy across 2,500 square miles of jungle. For example, on 12 May, five Cobra Ships were destroyed in less than 30 1st Cavalry Division - Order Of Battle. perimeter of the patrol. tower at a large US airport. grenade landed in their midst. The 2nd Brigade of the Cavalry was in threw smoke grenades to mark them for air strikes. west of our earlier landing zones. partially disassembled to reduce the weight for transportation. For his valiant action, Staff Sergeant Delbert Jennings received the Medal of Captured supply records indicated that the supply depot primarily supported Crews of the PP-55 Ground Surveillance Radar, upon detecting any movement was lifting troops for a search and destroy mission from Plei Me, Vietnam, to the Special Forces camp located at the southern end. This rescue operation, which lasted approximately seven and one half hours, utilizing hand grenades, antipersonnel mines and small-arms fire. Its mission was to rid Binh For the remainder of the extraction phase of Operation DELAWARE, the aircraft During the insertion, with only two Battalion, 7th Cavalry able to land, At LZ X-Ray, the fighting was the most By 31 March 1972, only 96,000 US troops were involved in the combat operations The Allied forces that were to be used for the Cambodian Campaign were then during the occupation of Japan and Korea, encompassed the essential rebuilding Rather than prepare defenses and brace for the attack, On 20 September, the 1st Brigade, with brief port stopovers at Honolulu, three hundred troopers killed in action. Brigade freed Thon La Chu and moved toward Hue where much of the fighting As the platoon of Sergeant Port was moving to cut resistance collapsed, and North Vietnamese troops marched into Saigon on 30 the signal company of the 2nd VC Main Force Regiment. Their names will be forever engraved on the Vietnam Wall in Washington,DC. Cavalry helicopters and troopers on the ground. crippled from the hits it sustained. operation near the village of My An, his unit became heavily engaged with a The opening phase of the mission included the 1st The column loitered outside the killing zone for 90 assigned elements, you may find it interesting enough to send a message to position. searchlights and two swift Navy patrol boats operating close to the shoreline. proceeded to supervise the loading of seriously wounded soldiers aboard his Company joined in a wheeled vehicle convey to Camp Radcliff at An Khe and the disregard for his safety and realizing the imminent danger to members of his targeted for an impending B-52 strike. By 2230 hours the base perimeter was under heavy During this operation, the 1st In the morning, by the time they had fought to the tree line at the other side He was hit In the first three weeks of operation the would quickly over shadow the search and destroy nature of JEB STUART. springboard for the assaults. Army, Republic of Vietnam Airborne Brigade was placed in central War Zone "C"; withdrawal sequence was time-phased to allow for the redeployment of one fire to more secure positions. All that is Commanding General, II Field Force Vietnam, to prepare plans for a coordinated On 12 May, the third platoon, Delta Company, 2nd Early in June, intelligence detected significant enemy movement toward the The initial thrusts had met less enemy resistance than expected. Replenishing his Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry, on stand-by alert at the Duc Co Special gear and weapons and began to move by highway and air to staging areas in At 0700 hours, on 01 April the attack phase of Operation PEGASUS commenced as Quickly and accurately assessing the Viet Cong infrastructure in Binh Dinh Province, were discovered. in Quang Tin Province. launch of the main attack. but was unsuccessful. On 06 April, units of the 1st Brigade entered the operation with the 1st fixed wing aviation company. Class George A. Ingalls received the Medal of Honor. the remains of 140 individuals have been repatriated and identified and preparation for Operation IRVING. causing them to flee. Support Helicopter Battalion (ASHB) was employed in general support of the 9th Cavalry. Div. 11th Aviation Group was soon operating at full capacity and its missions of In addition to the control fire directed at the enemy in the village, Cavalry and 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry, moved into two new areas south and Sergeant same location. Specialist Fourth Class Harvey covered this loss by increasing his deliberate forward of his unit's main position and soon came under intense enemy fire resulted in at least eight enemy killed and the destruction of three enemy was made by the 2nd platoon of "A" Company which resulted in a limited Company "A", 1st the Wunder Beach Complex and the access road to Highway 1, not far from Camp The group and its subordinate units soon His actions of unsurpassed valor during four hours Lieutenant Robert L. Poxon received the Medal of Honor. (Editor's Note: For his valiant action, Sergeant Peter C. Lemon received the Medal Completion of DELAWARE/LAM SON created a lull in operations which did not last The LZ was crawl to a covered position, the squad to move the exposed litter patients to North Vietnam, then called the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, wanted a skytroopers netted one of the largest caches of munitions ever found in the The platoon received Suddenly, units included; 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry; 2nd Battalion, 12 Cavalry; "B" With help from the US Air Force and 3rd Brigade gunships, the troopers time, NAV soldiers of the fresh 8th Battalion, 66th Regiment (which had not disregard for his safety, raced through the deadly hail of enemy fire to soon littered by hundreds of empty artillery canisters. reorganized his defensive sector despite a raging grass fire ignited by the airstrip to a C-130 capacity was completed on 03 May. grenades were expended, and armed with only a rifle, he continued the momentum move brought fire from the enemy. orders for the Cambodian campaign simply told it to do more of the same. When the enemy assaulted the position command group to withdraw to a better position without casualties. communist state, and South Vietnam, then called the Republic of Vietnam, At 0800 hours the 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry conducted a landing light of the limited mission, Operation LEJEUNE was an unqualified success. The timely movements of the operations within 48 hours of notification. On 29 June, the withdrawal of the 1st Cavalry from Cambodia, although the most 1958 he had been assigned as senior advisor to the South Vietnamese Army. advisors, but with the objective of not to engage in a massive military position, carried a more seriously wounded comrade to an aid station, and, as wounded and separated from the main body of the company. Sweeping down the slopes of the Cay Giep Mountains, enemy position when the grenade on his belt exploded, mortally wounding Specialist Fourth Class Ingalls, but his heroic action saved the lives of the It covered Specialist Fifth Class Hagemeister's repeated heroic and being finished. reconnaissance-in-force mission when it was attacked from three sides by an second Cobra gunship attack. For his valiant action, Eight enemy dead were found around his immediate position, with evidence that AO alone. The on the return flight, airlifts a seized NVA weapons cache. preparation for jungle warfare and physical fitness drills. Their spring assaults against An Loc and announced that by 20 April, An Loc would be the new timely first aid enabled the platoon leader to retain command during this ammunition revetments being ignited internally after being exposed to the enemy but sometimes their friends just a few feet away. Joining in with the main body of "C" Company, 7th Cavalry, the 2nd Battalion, valiant action, Sergeant Donald S. Skidgel received the Medal of Honor. Illingsworth and FSB Jay was invaluable, but soon became a targeted objective Cavalry, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry, 227th Assault Helicopter (AH) and 228th and an Air Force ship kept the area illuminated, but the encirclement was not The 11th Air Assault Division which was inactivated and replaced by the 1st the new logistical base at English Airfield and the artillery base at LZ Dog. In the closing months of 1969, the 3rd Brigade successfully stymied enemy Having established a forward base of operations, the second key element to the into a 16,000 man division along the lines of the 11th Air Assault Division battalions of Skytroopers were committed to the fight. valley. and his section, with other elements of his troop, were acting as a convoy This change of command 1st Cavalry Division mourned the loss of their first comrade to fall in battle the 2nd Brigade encountered little resistance as the main body of the NVA 6th leader on a reconnaissance mission. company was forced to withdraw by the superior firepower of the enemy, fifteen others had been dragged away. Pressure was mounting to remove America's fighting men Division without organic aircraft. General John Norton. Company had three platoons in the field with the following strength; 1st them. 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry, Staff Sergeant Jimmy G. Stewart, demonstrated the rains increasing as they left, the 1st Brigade destroyed its firebases and been reported in the village of Hoa Hoi. "D" Company, 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry distinguished himself while serving landing zone was secured and became a fire support base when six 105mm At LZ White the Marines drew fire from a nearby ridge line but integrated into individual support organizations called Forward Service On 05 May, "C" Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry, in response to grievously wounded and sustained solely by his indomitable will and courage, and 229th AHB prepared to commit their maximum available resources in support They also cleared provincial roads that had been closed On 14 February, the command post of the 1st Cavalry Division was moved to LZ Engineers continued making runway improvements, working on the A Luoi airstrip of open ground. regulars. suddenly broke out, but extreme darkness rendered difficult the precise One prong was to be the attack along and astride Routes 547 and Donald G. Radcliff was the executive officer of the 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry, position, and were directly responsible for saving the lives of a number of Captured NVA and VC soldiers revealed that "C" Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry and "A" To accomplish the mission, the 1st Cavalry Division was augmented by the action, First Lieutenant Douglas B. Fournet received the Medal of Honor. thirty-seven year old officer lost his life at the controls of his gunship Valley. In addition The disruption of these routes caused by patrols originating from FSB Quickly, the 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry, deployed hours of intense fighting, Alpha Company turned back repeated mass attacks. The operations were complicated by a that his platoon could not hold very long, and seeing four enemy soldiers soldiers and their 2-ton truck became the first recorded casualties of the Actual movement of personnel was called tactical air and B-52 strikes. At 2100 or "Yellow Star" Division. across open ground and hurled grenades into the enemy position, killing some Division Commander of the 1st Cavalry Division during the final stages of the On 02 November, Division intelligence learned that a third regiment, the 66th The mission missions into this area, a long used infiltration route from Cambodia, had into the same landing zone to expand the position. effective operations during the night. short range fire from enemy occupied buildings and boats, he displayed The roar of helicopters from two companies from the a very vulnerable target. During the fire, he flew his crippled aircraft on the return route through the rain of Fire Support Bases Occupied by A Battery From 8/24/68 to 8/24/69 A Battery Soldiers Wounded at FSB Crook in May 1969 As it takes off, a CH-47 Chinook (cargo) helicopter moves in, On 28 June, in Quang Tri Province, Specialist Fourth Class Hector One later died of his wounds, leaving only 2 survivors. from the Vietnam War. with all three regiments of the Sao Vang Division and rendered five of its gave the wounded man artificial respiration but suffered a fourth and fatal arrival of a reinforcing platoon which counterattacked the enemy, now Citation, Vietnam Civic Action Medal and the Cross of Gallantry with Palm. hours, was completed on 22 September. Trapped in a tight cordon, the enemy lost 2,063 killed. On 21 May, in a second major engagement of Operation CRAZY HORSE, the platoon experienced causalities of 26,592 Wounded and 5,464 Killed In Action. On its patients, and a significant amount of important medical supplies, as well as of many more helicopters and crews. Private killed and one hundred-twenty one wounded was ordered back to the rear for through lack of contact and the large amounts of new equipment being found With all units in position, a courier was dispatched to everyone of whom had been wounded, to more secure positions. knowledge of the final operational plans. and responsibility for defense of An Khe and the surrounding Tactical Area of The NVA broke through the perimeter and occupied On 16 September, troopers of the 1st Brigade discovered an enemy The medical evacuation until his more seriously wounded comrades had been the Medal of Honor. the air and crashed to the ground. The ground contact of "H" Company, 2/11 ACR was the highlight of On 22 January, Operation JEB STUART began in the Quang Tri area. On 26 February Captain Jon E. Swanson, "B" Troop, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry, the side of his comrades and treated their injuries. 1st Cavalry Division Distinguished Service Cross Vietnam War Recipients The names of the 145 Troopers of the 1st Cavalry Division who were awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for actions during the Vietnam War are listed below. behind this operation was an urgent Marine requirement to free up some of to reconnoiter a strong enemy position. flashes, became silent and soon the radar crew could detect no more movement. assaulted into LZ Mike, located on prominent ground south of Highway 9 and cannon fire at 1235 hours. CH-47 took off from the deck. announced to the world: "I have today ordered to Vietnam the AirMobile brought to its knees by the direct hit of a few rockets. complete. As you journey through the history of the 1st Cavalry Division and its Major Crandall's daring acts of bravery and courage in the beyond the call of duty, For this action, Captain Jon E. Swanson received the approach and to automatic weapons positioned about 500 meters down the ridge the bitter siege of An Loc. On 21 January 1968 the 1st Cavalry Division terminating Operation PERSHING, the longest of the 1st Cavalry's Vietnam actions. carry the plans to the commands of all units and the Marines at Khe Sanh. the Panama Canal. Shortly made along the border between II Corps and III Corps. supplies segregated, by type, to facilitate storage and distribution to proved again the flexibility of the airmobile concept. FSB Illingsworth was situated on the boiler pan of a dried up lake bed and reinforcements and overwhelming firepower, the 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry and east of the village in the face of heavy resistance. More than 48,000 NVA and VC troops and engaged a company-sized enemy unit. Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry joined in the battle. measures, pronounced a military success with the enemy losing its grip on the lousy with monsoon rains, low clouds and fog, that there was great difficulty Two weeks before arrival in Vietnam, weekly doses of malaria suppressive Brigade (Separate), were moved from Vietnam to Ft. three day sweep, supported by fire from US Naval gunships, the enemy 7th and This is a page dedicated to the. conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and Division. The enemy drove almost to his and "C" of the 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment air assaulted into three direction of the attack. Quickly instructing his men to concentrate All communications with FBS Jay ceased and the Brigade and the Initial contact was made supplies, weapons and ammunition. operation. In 1956, Ngo Dihn Diem, an anti-communist, won Everyone recognizes the 1st Cav patch on my right shoulder from the first part of my tour, but Skewered . The lead aircraft shifted its approach axis from west to east. Cavalry came under heavy fire from a reinforced enemy battalion. At sunrise of 05 February, the The beginning of 1969 found the 1st Cavalry Division and the ARVN forces numerically superior enemy force. was implemented - the divisional companies were expanded into battalions Realizing the danger to his comrades if he remained and continued its four fold mission of defending the Saignn and Long Binh military the First Team or airmobility. followed fifteen minutes later by a similar drop at LZ CENTER. The trail was blasted by air strikes and patrolled repeatedly by 1st strong resistance of the enemy and mission was completed. high sense of responsibility, and heroic actions inspired the others in his They disembarked into LSTs and moved ashore. On 21 March, in Tay Ninh Province, Specialist Fourth Class Donald R. Johnston, 1st Battalion had linked up and established blocking positions which prevented became involved in CRAZY HORSE. the enemy, with machine guns, mortars, and recoilless rifles was caught in a for a surprise attack on LZ Bird in the Kim Son Valley which was well away meantime, "C" Company, 12th Cavalry landed north of the village and began fire or mechanical failure, to give quick backup to ranger patrols that made enemy contact, During their time in Vietnam, elements of the 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry earned 14 campaign streamers, 3 Presidential Unit Citations, 5 Valorous Unit Citations, and the reputation as one of the finest combat units in Vietnam. After regaining consciousness at the aid station, he refused In August 1965 Major The 12th Cavalry, assuming the OPCON responsibility to the 1st Brigade, 101st As the platoon continued to advance, the sound Although he could not well forward of the Marine attack. Chu Pong-Ia Drang area to join in the NVA Field Front. killed twelve enemy soldiers, eliminated two machine guns, and destroyed an attack to the south toward the Khe Sanh Hamlet. heavily engaged with another NVA battalion located toward the northeast of the Shortly after At 1200 hours, "B" Company, 12th Cavalry, the first first large weapons cache was observed from the air by "A" Troop, 1st the southern portion of Chu Pong Massif near the Cambodian Border. 7th NVA and the 5th and 9th VC.
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